Have you ever had a hard time locating an address in Japan? Japanese addresses can very confusing to foreigners and if you have ever tried to find one on a map it can be very frustrating. I have found a tool that allows you to map an address in Japan - it’s […]

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Baseball was imported to Japan from the Unites States as early as 1872 but wasn’t organized until 1934 with the creation of the Greater Japan Tokyo Baseball Club. The Japanese Baseball League was formed in 1937, consisting of eight teams, played until 1949 (except 1945, presumably because WWII). Starting in 1950, the Japanese Baseball […]

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So far I’ve written a lot about Japan and my memories of our last stay and now it’s time to reveal the reason that I will be coming to Japan….Baseball!
Baseball took me to Japan from 1994-1998 and now it is brining me back. I loved living in Japan and I feel so lucky to have […]

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I just shipped my hubby off to Japan and now I am looking forward to joining him in a month. Over the last few weeks I have been pondering how to get the most out of the experience of living in Japan and I came across this quote from QuoteGrarden:
“If you reject the food, […]

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The countdown to Japan continues in our world and it’s all starting to come together! Yesterday I showed you the satellite image of our location and today I can share some photos of the actual apartment.
Here is the building:

The living room is kind of small and I am wondering if my husband will be […]

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Well my hubbies departure is finally set for Sunday afternoon and I am working hard to help him get ready to go. A week ago we didn’t even have the date settled and I wondered if we would ever get to Japan. The contact is almost done - just a few minor wording […]

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I recently read an article in The Japan Times titled “Canadian Garden of Unity and Reconciliation“. On its face it is a touching story of the dedication of a garden built on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada (my home province). Rumiko Kanesaka, a Japanese national, married a Canadian […]

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This weeks quote is from the The Ice Queen: A Novel by Alice Hoffman.
“What is the difference between love and obsession? Didn’t both make you stay up all night, wandering the streets, a victim of your own imagination, your own heartbeat? Didn’t you fall into both, headfirst into quicksand? Wasn’t every man […]

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Nick Ramsay, the man behind LongCountdown and JapanSoc was kind enough to review my blog. He said some kind things and is looking forward to comparisons between our current stay in Japan and our stay from 1994-1998. Here is an excerpt from his review:
“…it will be very interesting to hear if Japan […]

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I have traveled and lived in different places for periods of time before but moving to a foreign country is a whole different ball of wax! The last time I moved to Japan was back in 1994 and I have forgotten all of the little things that I missed from home.
What do I need […]

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